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Current guidelines for outpatient treatment of Community Acquired Pnemonia (CAP)

#Management #Outpatient #CAP #Community #Acquired #Pneumonia #Antibiotics
treatment of Community ... Acquired Pnemonia ... (CAP) #Management ... #Community #Acquired ... #Pneumonia #Antibiotics
Antibiotic treatment durations for first line antibiotics recommended by Public Health England (PHE) guidance
 • Acute
Antibiotic treatment ... • Community acquired ... =0 7 daysCommunity ... acquired pneumonia ... and CRB65=1 7-10
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Inpatient and Outpatient Treatment Regimens
 • Outpatient, no significant comorbidities
 • Outpatient,
Community Acquired ... Pneumonia - Inpatient ... Treatment Regimens ... #Acquired #Pneumonia ... #Treatment #management
Outpatient Treatment of with Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
No comorbidities or risk factors for MRSA or Pseudomonas aeruginosa:
Outpatient Treatment ... of with Community-Acquired ... #Acquired #Pneumonia ... #Antibiotics #Treatment ... #Regimen #Management
Antibiotics for severe community-onset pneumonia 

Atypical coverage always 

- Usually azithromycin 500 mg daily 

- Doxycycline
severe community-onset ... pneumonia Atypical ... piperacillin-tazobactam Septic Shock ... #Acquired #Pneumonia ... #Coverage #Management
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... Egophony (May appear 1- ... ranging from 2% (outpatients ... 96.1% • Empiric antibiotic ... #Community #Acquired
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Diarrhea (< 7 days ... Diarrhea > 10 days ... Community water-borne ... Hospitalization required ... Acute #Diarrhea #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... for Klebsiella pneumonia ... Pathophysiology: 1. ... necrosis (7-14 days ... - Fevers > 10 days
Bacteremia Quick Reference - Treatment Duration

Gram Negative Bacteremia:
 • Avoid: Aminoglycosides and tigecycline
 • Catheters should
Quick Reference - Treatment ... removed in septic shock ... follow up cultures required ... Streptococcus Pneumoniae ... #Management #Duration
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
Incubation period is 1- ... malaise • Septic shock ... Meningitis (13%), Pneumonia ... infectiousdiseases #diagnosis #management ... #treatment